ałtsʼánílį́

Etymology

ʼał- (reciprocal) + -bitsʼá- (away from it) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”)

Verb

ałtsʼánílį́

  1. they diverge, fork, separate, flow in opposite directions

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 375